Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

1,159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.70/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 465 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.54/cwt -8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 571 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.27/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 633 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,159	1,315	1,279
Feeder cattle	850	1,033	1,068
Slaughter cattle	270	215	155
Replacement cattle	39	67	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	192.00	$192.00	$730	—
415–425	418	3	186.00–188.00	$187.32	$783	-2.00
465–495	476	7	178.00–181.00	$179.55	$855	+1.30
515–530	520	5	168.00–173.00	$169.42	$881	-2.11
555–585	564	7	164.00–170.00	$167.43	$944	-2.39
605–635	618	6	155.00–160.00	$157.64	$974	-2.36
695	695	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,001	-2.10
730–745	740	3	143.00–145.00	$143.66	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	-5.00
415–430	425	3	190.00–200.00	$196.75	$836	+1.25
555–585	570	4	173.00–175.00	$173.99	$992	-1.65
605	605	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,010	-1.00
665	665	2	157.00	$157.00	$1,044	+3.54
725–745	735	2	148.00–154.00	$150.96	$1,110	+3.71
755	755	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,117	+0.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	178.00	$178.00	$730	-2.00
465–490	482	3	173.00–175.00	$174.36	$840	+3.39
580–585	582	3	160.00–162.00	$161.33	$939	+2.34
605–630	618	2	145.00–150.00	$147.45	$911	-9.87
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	162.00	$162.00	$437	—
330–335	333	4	158.00–160.00	$159.01	$530	—
380	380	7	155.00–161.00	$158.86	$604	-0.44
410–435	421	14	147.00–151.00	$148.88	$627	-7.83
455–485	465	21	145.00–150.00	$147.70	$687	-4.29
505–540	528	13	140.00–147.00	$142.64	$753	-5.93
555–585	571	20	138.00–146.00	$140.54	$802	-8.04
610–645	633	18	135.00–141.00	$138.27	$875	-2.73
675–685	681	6	134.00–136.00	$135.17	$921	-2.99
715–720	718	3	132.00–135.00	$134.00	$962	+0.99
795	795	2	125.00	$125.00	$994	-5.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	166.00	$166.00	$465	—
310–340	318	4	162.00–164.00	$162.54	$517	-16.72
365–390	380	10	161.00–166.00	$163.52	$621	-0.48
410	410	1	157.00	$157.00	$644	—
470–475	472	6	151.00–153.00	$151.67	$716	-7.63
520–530	526	8	148.00–151.00	$149.00	$784	-8.88
560–585	571	5	147.00–149.00	$148.02	$845	-8.47
655	655	1	142.00	$142.00	$930	-7.65
710–745	729	7	140.00–143.00	$141.41	$1,031	+0.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	150.00	$150.00	$518	-10.00
365	365	4	148.00–150.00	$149.00	$544	—
465–490	479	9	137.00–143.00	$140.11	$671	-3.88
515–540	528	4	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$731	-1.49
565	565	2	135.00	$135.00	$763	-2.96
630–640	636	5	130.00–134.00	$131.58	$837	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	188.00–192.00	$190.06	$627	-12.19
370–380	378	6	182.00–188.00	$185.51	$701	-15.16
420–445	438	8	178.00–184.00	$180.37	$790	-2.90
455–485	471	7	172.00–178.00	$175.03	$824	-4.26
510–540	527	9	154.00–156.00	$155.11	$817	-7.10
555–580	572	10	145.00–150.00	$147.38	$843	-4.25
610–640	630	3	140.00–144.00	$141.29	$890	-5.26
665	665	2	135.00	$135.00	$898	-6.02
715–735	726	4	129.00–137.00	$132.73	$964	-6.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	195.00–196.00	$195.53	$641	-14.43
355–380	370	4	190.00–195.00	$192.26	$711	—
410–415	413	2	186.00–190.00	$187.99	$776	-2.03
465–485	472	3	180.00–185.00	$181.71	$858	-5.30
505–540	520	5	158.00–161.00	$159.99	$832	-7.56
575–580	578	2	154.00–156.00	$155.00	$896	-4.49
605–625	612	3	145.00–150.00	$148.30	$908	-4.19
665–685	681	5	141.00–145.00	$141.78	$966	-4.22
785	785	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,099	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	180.00	$180.00	$675	-11.93
430	430	1	170.00	$170.00	$731	-6.00
455–485	477	8	166.00–171.00	$168.41	$803	-0.38
510–525	520	3	148.00–150.00	$149.35	$777	-1.97
555–585	571	4	140.00–143.00	$141.22	$806	-3.78
615–620	617	3	135.00–137.00	$136.33	$841	-3.67
725	725	1	113.00	$113.00	$819	-19.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1370	1109	80-85%	31	84.00–89.00	$87.31	$968	-10.67
820–1435	1127	80-85%	66	90.00–95.00	$92.04	$1,037	-5.94
855–1390	1135	80-85%	38	96.00–101.00	$97.90	$1,111	+6.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1220	969	85-90%	10	84.00–89.00	$86.03	$834	—
780–1110	976	85-90%	14	77.00–83.00	$80.32	$784	—
920–1150	1045	85-90%	12	70.00–76.00	$72.36	$756	-5.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1370	1346	75-80%	7	96.00–101.00	$97.14	$1,308	—
1230–1895	1439	75-80%	14	90.00–95.00	$92.09	$1,325	+2.97
1290–1740	1536	75-80%	11	85.00–89.00	$87.19	$1,339	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1835	1432	5	95.00–98.00	$96.72	$1,385	—
1280–1715	1572	9	102.00–108.00	$105.81	$1,663	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,575.00–1,675.00	$1,616.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	975.00–1,150.00	$1,066.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	950.00–1,250.00	$1,097.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	625.00–850.00	$725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,150.00	$1,025.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.